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19 Oct 2017
The ANU congratulates Professor Jenny Graves AO, one of Australia’s leading evolutionary geneticists, on winning this year’s Prime Minister...
16 Jan 2017
2016 Functional Ecology undergraduate field trip, made by RSB's own Pip Beale.
14 Nov 2016
Researchers have discovered an ancient species of gecko in the ranges of Central Australia which may shine new light on how and when Australia’s...
3 Nov 2016
Congratulations to new RSB Future Fellows Maja Adamska, Megan Head, Rowena Martin, Sasha Mikheyev and Jiayu (Jean) Wen, and to NHMRC Early Career Fellow Rob...
7 Jul 2016
David Kainer and Carsten Kulheim have published an article in The Conversation, which describes how Australia could use the diversity of its naturally...
14 Jun 2016
A new study into pythons and boas has for the first time found the two groups of snakes evolved independently to share similar traits.
2 Jun 2016
Scientists studying the genes that enable tropical butterflies to mimic each other's colourful warning markings have been surprised to find an egg-production...
24 Mar 2016
Plants from all over the globe respond to temperature changes in remarkably similar ways, researchers have found. The finding has important implications for...
25 Feb 2016
I really get a buzz out of seeing new university students getting enthusiastic about something they didn’t necessarily think of as a career option. Group...
1 Feb 2016
Queen bees and ants emit a chemical that alters the DNA of their daughters and keeps them as sterile and industrious workers, scientists have found. “When...
16 Dec 2015
The Australian National University (ANU) has secured five prestigious Future Fellowships, two of which have been awarded to researchers in the...
8 Oct 2015
Scientists have discovered that rock-wallabies living in north east Queensland are sharing genetic material despite belonging to six different species. These...